2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy in Florida

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Florida” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Occupational Therapy is the 84th most popular major in the country with 9,219 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Florida, there were 343 occupational therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 51 occupational therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,671 and $120,169 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent occupational therapy/therapist programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the occupational therapy/therapist program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Florida” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Florida

The colleges and universities below are the best for florida doctor’s degree occupational therapy students.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Occupational Therapy in Florida

#1

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$22,242 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nova Southeastern University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Florida. Nova Southeastern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 49 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NUS Florida, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Nova Southeastern University are $22,242, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full NUS Florida Occupational Therapy Report

#1

Barry University

Miami, Florida

#2 in overall quality

$17,910 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Barry University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Occupational Therapy Schools for a Doctorate in Florida list. This medium-sized school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s occupational therapy degrees in 2019-2020.

Barry University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Occupational Therapy Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Barry University are $17,910, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Occupational Therapy at Barry University

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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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